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How to dissemble the "square type rear shocks on a CA78

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4shorts
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How to dissemble the "square type rear shocks on a CA78

Post by 4shorts » Sat Oct 14, 2006 6:53 pm

I don't know if this has been mentioned before but I just discovered it myself tonight and thought some of you might like to know about it. My C78 Dream is going through a color change. I'm painting it red but she was black and the rear shocks will need to be painted so I clamed a block about one foot from my bench vice. I then used a square bar to wedge the bar up against the shock and push the shock towards the vice far enough to put a small pair of vise grip on the shock shaft. I then used a 17 mm wrench and unscrewed the top of the shock and then the lock nut and the shock came apart easily. Try it, It's a breeze to do. Here's some pics. Hope this helps some one out. Paul

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Post by joeweir1 » Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:13 am

How are you going to put it back together without damaging the new oaint job?Joe

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Post by 4shorts » Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:35 am

I'm going to make a small teflon washer to prevent this from happening when it goes together. I'll post pics when I'm doing it! Paul

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